silvestre

/siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ/

//siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ// adj

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The verdict

“silvestre” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,385
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a selva, a silva

Corpus desk

Index PT-silvestre · silvestre · Portuguese

silvestre · rank #17,385 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,385
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH slide

Nearest frequency peer: slide (+4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “silvestre”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “silvestre” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for silvestre
PropertyValue
Headwordsilvestre
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,385
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “silvestre”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).silvestrecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “slide” (#17,389), “Richter” (#17,379), “timidez” (#17,395). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “silvestre” fica em #17,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around silvestre (IPA /siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,385 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for silvestre, with forms such as "islvestre", "silevstre", and "sillvestre". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is silvestre, spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a selva, a silva
  2. 2
    inculto, rude, rústico
  3. 3
    que ocorre de forma espontânea em determinado hábitat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how silvestre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Como os animais não apresentavam ferimentos nem marcas de afogamento, os técnicos suspeitaram da febre amarela silvestre.

Synonyms

boscarejoselvagemselváticosilvanosilvino

This word in other languages

wild(English)silvestre(Español)sauvage(Français)wild(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • islvestre
  • silevstre
  • sillvestre
  • silvesrte
  • silvesstre
  • silvester
  • silvestrre
  • silvesttre
  • silvetsre
  • silvsetre
  • silvvestre
  • sivlestre
  • slivestre
  • ssilvestre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of silvestre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

islvestre2silevstre2sillvestre1silvesrte2silvesstre1silvester2silvestrre1silvesttre1
Edit distance from "silvestre"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "silvestre"?
"silvestre" is spelled S-I-L-V-E-S-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ/.
What does "silvestre" mean?
As an adjective, "silvestre" means: relativo a selva, a silva
What are common misspellings of "silvestre"?
Common misspellings include "islvestre", "silevstre", "sillvestre", "silvesrte", "silvesstre". The correct spelling is "silvestre".
How do you pronounce "silvestre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "silvestre" is /siw.ˈvɛʃ.tɾɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "silvestre" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "silvestre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list